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In the 1990s Veljanovski moved into the business world. He joined the economic consultancy firm [[Lexecon]] in 1990. According to his biography on ''Debrett's People of Today'', he remained with the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]] for a year whilst serving as a director of [[Lexecon]]. He left [[Lexecon]] in 1994. By which time he had joined the board of the cable television programmer [[Flextech]]. He was a director of [[Flextech]] from 1993 to 1995. <ref>Debrett's People of Today, [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/12710/Cento%20VELJANOVSKI.aspx Dr Cento Veljanovski] [Accessed 15 October 2009]</ref>  
 
In the 1990s Veljanovski moved into the business world. He joined the economic consultancy firm [[Lexecon]] in 1990. According to his biography on ''Debrett's People of Today'', he remained with the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]] for a year whilst serving as a director of [[Lexecon]]. He left [[Lexecon]] in 1994. By which time he had joined the board of the cable television programmer [[Flextech]]. He was a director of [[Flextech]] from 1993 to 1995. <ref>Debrett's People of Today, [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/12710/Cento%20VELJANOVSKI.aspx Dr Cento Veljanovski] [Accessed 15 October 2009]</ref>  
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[[Flextech]] started life as an oil services company. It first moved into media in 1989 when it purchased a stake in the cable television broadcaster The Children's Channel during a restructuring of the company. Another shareholder in The Children's Channel was the US cable TV company TeleCommunications Inc, which in December 1993 bought a 60 per cent stake in [[Flextech]] and put the company in control of UK cable channels. <ref>Jeff Ferry, 'Flextech's profitless prosperity', ''Director'', August 1994; p.28</ref>
  
 
In 1996 Veljanovski founded the 'competition consultancy' [[Case Associates]].
 
In 1996 Veljanovski founded the 'competition consultancy' [[Case Associates]].

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Cento Veljanovski

Dr Cento Gavril Veljanovski (born 19 February 1953) is a neoliberal economist and business consultant closley affiliated to the seminal free market think-tank the Institute of Economic Affairs.

Biography

Veljanovski was born on 19 February 1953, the son of Gavril Veljanovski and Margaret née Wagenaar. He studied a degree and a masters in economics at Monash University and then a PhD at Oxford. [1] He was a junior resident fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford from 1978 to 1984 during which time he was also a visiting professor at the Univiversity of Toronto (1980-1981). In 1984 he joined University College London (UCL) as a lecturer. [2] He left UCL in 1987 to joined the neoliberal think-tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, where he was research and editorial director until 1991. [3]

Financial consultant

In the 1990s Veljanovski moved into the business world. He joined the economic consultancy firm Lexecon in 1990. According to his biography on Debrett's People of Today, he remained with the Institute of Economic Affairs for a year whilst serving as a director of Lexecon. He left Lexecon in 1994. By which time he had joined the board of the cable television programmer Flextech. He was a director of Flextech from 1993 to 1995. [4]

Flextech started life as an oil services company. It first moved into media in 1989 when it purchased a stake in the cable television broadcaster The Children's Channel during a restructuring of the company. Another shareholder in The Children's Channel was the US cable TV company TeleCommunications Inc, which in December 1993 bought a 60 per cent stake in Flextech and put the company in control of UK cable channels. [5]

In 1996 Veljanovski founded the 'competition consultancy' Case Associates.

Affiliations

Annabel's, member [6]

Notes

  1. Debrett's People of Today (Debrett's Peerage Ltd, January 2009) [Accessed via KnowUK on 15 October 2009]
  2. Debrett's People of Today, Dr Cento Veljanovski [Accessed 15 October 2009]
  3. Debrett's People of Today, Dr Cento Veljanovski [Accessed 15 October 2009]
  4. Debrett's People of Today, Dr Cento Veljanovski [Accessed 15 October 2009]
  5. Jeff Ferry, 'Flextech's profitless prosperity', Director, August 1994; p.28
  6. Debrett's People of Today (Debrett's Peerage Ltd, January 2009) [Accessed via KnowUK on 15 October 2009]